At 3 a.m., Takach had finished his shift and returned to the West Precinct substation at 660 Artisan Avenue.

From there, Takach gathered his gun and other personal belongings in the rear cargo area of his personal vehicle. Takach then proceeded to drive approximately 30 miles to his home in Marlton. According to police sources who requested anonymity, Takach apparently left his gun on the rear bumper and then drove off, with the gun landing in the substation parking lot.

When Takach returned home, he realized his weapon was missing and notified Sgt. Steve Wilson. At 4 a.m., Wilson alerted Officers Noel Santiago and Michael Schiaretti III about the missing gun and the two officers began searching the substation, surrounding area and the partol car Takach was using that night. When they did not recover the weapon, Wilson requested the assistance of Officer Timothy Miller and his K-9 Partner, Roy.

Roy, who was trained to sniff for explosives, did not locate the gun in the station or surrounding area. During the course of the search, Takach returned to the substation and he was joined by Santiago and Schiaretti in a drive retracing his path out of the city while carefully looking for the gun. The officers drove from the substation to city limits. The search was fruitless.

As of press time, the weapon has not been recovered.

The report lists the lost property as one Glock M23 semi-automatic handgun that is black in color loaded with 14 .40 caliber hollow point duty-rounds in a black, spring-loaded magazine cartridge. The black leather holster for the weapon is also listed as lost property.

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